Researching Father Samuel
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3575 people with the Samuel surname? In that year Samuel was ranked number 1169 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Father Samuel on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Father Samuel in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Samuel ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Father Samuel and the Samuel Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Samuel Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Samuel family tree.
Study Parish Records for Father Samuel at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 4923 people with the Samuel surname in the UK? Samuel is now ranked number 1197 for popularity in the UK. |
Samuel Family History Databases
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Samuel Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Samuel Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Father Samuel. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Father Samuel
Father Samuel
Father Samuel (Père Samuel) is a Syriac Orthodox monk-priest. He was formerly incardinated in the Syriac Catholic Church, but due to his bigotry against Islam, he was considered by his Belgian Roman Catholic bishop to be a Belgian Roman Catholic suspended Priest of Aramean origin. His passport gives his name as Charles-Clément Boniface. However, he was born in 1942 in Bağlarbaşı (Arnas) nearby Midyat, Turkey, as Samuel Ozdemir. The latter is a surname the priest dislikes because it was imposed on his family by the Turks. Samuel is a Christian He was suspended in 2011 from celebrating cult and sacrements by the bishop of Tournai.
Source: Father Samuel, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Samuel
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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